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Miami, San Diego State complete improbable Final Four

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:52 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jordan Miller and Isaiah Wong rallied Miami from a 13-point second-half deficit, Norchad Omier made two big free throws and an even more important steal down the stretch, and the fifth-seeded Hurricanes stunned No. 2 seed Texas 88-81 on Sunday to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history.Miller finished with 27 points, going 7 of 7 from the field and 13 of 13 from the foul line, while Wong scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half to beat the Longhorns, who had been the top remaining seed in a topsy-turvy NCAA Tournament.After falling short in the Elite Eight a year ago, the fifth-seeded Hurricanes (29-7) won the Midwest Region and are headed to NRG Stadium in Houston for a date with No. 4 seed UConn on Saturday night.It’s the first time since seeding began in 1979 that no team seeded better than No. 4 made the Final Four, so perhaps it is fitting that Miami coach Jim Larrañaga is involved. He took George Mason there as an 11 seed in 2006....

Easter surprises brighten Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- There was a special delivery for little ones made on the floors of Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children Saturday.It was a thankful gesture for Mariah and her dad Christopher who've spent a series of days with doctors here."We got Easter eggs here ... Yep. You will say thank you to everybody?" Christopher said with Mariah in his arms. ‘Project Prom’ provides free prom dresses for high school students "We've been here since Tuesday. Rocky Mountain Children's has been so good to us. We're going to get home now. We've got ourselves healthy. And all the gifts, all the support. We've gotten so many toys and so much support from all the staff. We love it here," Christopher continued with Mariah. That appreciation from patients and their families make the nurses on the pediatric floor happy to watch the joy on their patients' faces with this Easter surprise."It's a hard, hard time being in the hospital, especially when the holidays come around and these little treats jus...

2 airlifted after personal watercraft crash near Miami Marine Stadium

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:52 GMT

Rescue crews airlifted two people to the hospital after they were involved in a personal watercraft crash near Virginia Key, police said.City of Miami Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the incident near the Miami Marine Stadium, late Sunday afternoon.According to investigators, the collision happened at around 4:45 p.m.“A JetSki accident. Air rescue en route,” said a dispatcher in radio transmissions.7News cameras captured first responders as they brought the victims to land, then took them away by air.Both victims were airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center for treatment. The extent of their injuries is unknown.Back on the water, the investigation continued, as marine patrol units sat near the personal watercraft and detectives work to determine what caused the crash.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating the crash.

Family of man who went missing near Elliott Key pleads for information

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:52 GMT

Police and loved ones seek the public’s help a day after a man went missing near Elliott Key.According to Miami-Dade Police, 51-year-old Harvin Woods was last seen at the sandbar of Homestead Bayfront Park, located at 9698 SW 328th St., at around 6 p.m., Saturday.Loved ones said Woods went on a boating trip and never returned.Family members who spoke with 7News on Sunday said they fear the worst but continue to hold out hope, as police and U.S. Coast Guard crews search for Woods by land and on the water.“I need him. Me and his grand kids need him,” said LaShawn Houston, Woods’ daughter.Woods stands 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs around 205 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He sports a beard.He was last seen wearing a gray long-sleeve shirt and blue shorts.Officials urge anyone with information on Woods’ whereabouts to cal MDPD Detective M. Ritch Jr., or any on-duty detective of MDPD’s Special Victims Unit, at 305-715-3300 or Miami-Dade Crime...

2 hospitalized after MDPD cruiser, minivan collide in SW Miami-Dade

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:52 GMT

A crash involving a marked Miami-Dade Police cruiser and a minivan in Southwest Miami-Dade sent a police officer and another person to the hospital7News cameras captured the injured officer as she held her head while paramedics wheeled her into HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, Sunday morning.Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the two-vehicle wreck off Southwest 107th Avenue and 88th Street, just after 5 a.m.Cameras at the scene captured both vehicles involved with extensive damage.As of late Sunday night, the victims’ conditions are unknown, as police continue to investigate the crash.

Global Empowerment Mission volunteers pack supplies for tornado-impacted victims in Mississippi

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:52 GMT

Volunteers with a South Florida nonprofit are lending a helping hand to residents impacted by deadly tornadoes and strong storms that have swept across the South.7News cameras captured volunteers packing and taping up boxes at Global Empowerment Mission’s warehouse in Doral, Sunday.The boxes are filled with supplies and hygiene kits aiming to help the people of Mississipp, many of whom now find themselves without a home after a deadly tornado tore through Mississippi.“With one truck we can help up to 1,500 families,” said Emily Fullmer with GEM.GEM is sending the much-needed supplies, which include canned food and water.Some members of the nonprofit’s team are already on the ground in the Southeast, where they have been helping since Saturday night.“We’re finding here that cash is king. It gives them a little bit of dignity to purchase the things that they need immediately,” said Kimberly Bentley, director of field operations for GEM.Bentley spoke with 7News from Rolling...

New EU telecom rules will leave everyone worse off

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:52 GMT

Carl Gahnberg is the Director of Policy Development & Research at the Internet Society.The European Commission has launched a public consultation on new telecom rules that threaten to inflict serious damage on the technology we use to communicate, conduct business and engage with the wider world every day — the Internet.The announcement of “The future of the electronic communications sector and its infrastructure” was the expected next step in a debate on regulations, which would require online services to contribute to telecom operators’ investments in new infrastructure across the Continent. It’s a response to calls from large telecom operators that content providers — such as Meta, Netflix and Alphabet — make a “fair contribution” to infrastructure investments like 5G.The logic goes that since a large portion of traffic on the networks is “generated” by these big providers, they should also have to contribute to the infrastructure — however, this premise is fundamentally flaw...

Israel’s leaders must find compromise on legislation that is tearing country apart, White House says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:52 GMT

The White House on Sunday urged “Israeli leaders to find a compromise as soon as possible,” as widespread unrest broke out in Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister for objecting to judicial reforms that Netanyahu is seeking to enact.“We are deeply concerned by today’s developments out of Israel, which further underscore the urgent need for compromise,” National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement. “As the President recently discussed with Prime Minister Netanyahu, democratic values have always been, and must remain, a hallmark of the U.S.-Israel relationship.”The turmoil started when Netanyahu, newly returned to office as the head of an unusually right-wing-powered coalition, announced a plan to overhaul the judiciary. Netanyahu’s package of judicial changes would essentially strip Israel’s top court of its independence and defang the nation’s courts by making it possible for the government to pass legislation that ca...

German Christian Democrats rewrite Merkel’s China playbook

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:52 GMT

BERLIN — Germany’s Christian Democrats, the country’s largest opposition group, are planning to shift away from the pragmatic stance toward China that characterized Angela Merkel’s 16 years as chancellor, claiming that maintaining peace through trade has failed.It’s a remarkable course change for the conservative party that pursued a strategy of rapprochement and economic interdependence toward China and Russia during Merkel’s decade and a half in power. The volte-face has been spurred by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and Beijing’s increasingly aggressive stance — both economically and politically — in the Asian region and beyond. According to a draft position paper seen by POLITICO, the conservatives say the idea of keeping peace through economic cooperation “has failed with regard to Russia, but increasingly also China.” The 22-page paper, which is to be adopted by the center-right Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU)...

Excel Academy mourning 10th grader killed in skiing accident

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:24:52 GMT

Excel Academy Charter school is mourning the loss of a 10th grader who died in a skiing accident over the weekend.In a statement, the school said Christopher DiPrima, 15, “was a kind and caring person who brought joy to everyone he met. He will be truly missed.”In light of this news, XLHS 10th grade will start at 10:30 a.m. and 9th, 11th, and 12th grades will start at 11 a.m. Counselors will be available for students who need them at all Excel campuses.